Armed forces
I became an actor after 30 years as a Royal Marine. Here’s what people need to know about veterans
I became an actor after 30 years as a Royal Marine. Here’s what people need to know about veterans
Former commando Tip Cullen is now an actor and filmmaker. Here’s how the arts help veterans like him and shine a light on their stories
100-year-old WW2 heroine Dorothea: ‘As soon as the war finished we were told to go back to the kitchen’
100-year-old WW2 heroine Dorothea: ‘As soon as the war finished we were told to go back to the kitchen’
Dorothea Barron, 100, is one of the few surviving Wrens who served during World War II. To mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day, Big Issue went to meet her
‘I didn’t see a future’: Trans veteran forced to hide true self for decades under armed forces ‘gay ban’
‘I didn’t see a future’: Trans veteran forced to hide true self for decades under armed forces ‘gay ban’
A new comic book tells the stories of LGBTQ+ veterans impacted by the ban on homosexuality in the armed forces. That includes transgender fighter pilot Caroline Paige, who speaks to the Big Issue about her story
Government buys back military homes after ‘disastrous’ privatisation deal cost taxpayer billions
Government buys back military homes after ‘disastrous’ privatisation deal cost taxpayer billions
Veterans kicked out of armed forces under ‘gay ban’ to get £75m. But can it right the wrongs?
Veterans kicked out of armed forces under ‘gay ban’ to get £75m. But can it right the wrongs?
‘I was terrified I would be sent to prison for being gay in the armed forces. I had a mental health crisis’
‘I was terrified I would be sent to prison for being gay in the armed forces. I had a mental health crisis’
‘I was forced to leave the navy six weeks after kissing a woman for the first time’
‘I was forced to leave the navy six weeks after kissing a woman for the first time’
‘My partner died of Aids and no one knew because it was illegal to be gay in the armed forces’
‘My partner died of Aids and no one knew because it was illegal to be gay in the armed forces’
People were sacked and imprisoned for being gay in the armed forces. Now they are fighting for justice
People were sacked and imprisoned for being gay in the armed forces. Now they are fighting for justice
A young veteran’s struggle with the cost of living crisis
